How to change the car alternator

The alternator fulfills the important function of supplying electricity to the car's electrical system, through the battery. An alternator in poor condition will cause the battery to end up being discharged and the car will not work. Therefore, if this component of your engine is not in good condition, in .com we explain step by step how to change the alternator of the car .

You will need to:

Gloves, screwdriver, alternator, paper, ballpoint pen.

Steps to follow:

one

A light indicator on the panel of our car will inform us that the alternator is failing, so we will easily know that the time has come to change it.

two

If you plan to change the alternator of your car you should know that being an electrical element, obviously for safety reasons the engine of the vehicle must be turned off at the time of operation. In addition, we must disconnect the negative terminal of the battery.

3

After putting on a pair of gloves, before removing the damaged alternator, we have to remove the strap. To know how to place it later without problems, it is preferable that we draw on a paper a map of how it is located.

4

Once the belt was removed, we began to work with the alternator . We have to disconnect it from any electrical element and others that may have, depending on the design of the engine, that prevent us from accessing it.

5

With a suitable screwdriver, we proceed to remove the fixing screws, which we will separate to place in the new alternator .

6

Once free of screws, we must exert enough force to extract the old alternator.

7

Next, we proceed to place the new alternator and the rest of the elements that we had removed: screws and strap. Ready! You can already have a new alternator in your car.

Remember that if you find it difficult to perform this process, it is best to go to a specialized mechanic.

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